Avaí FC

Avaí
Full name Avaí Futebol Clube
Nickname(s) Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island)
Time da Raça (Team of Bravery)
Founded September 1, 1923 (1923-09-01)
Ground Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
Capacity 17,800[1]
President Francisco José Battistotti
Head coach Geninho
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Catarinense
2017 Série A, 18th (relegated)
Website Club website

Avaí Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [avaˈi]) is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800.[2] They play in blue and white shirts, shorts and socks. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.[3]

History

The club was founded after a businessman called Amadeu Horn gave football kits to a group of boys. The boys played a match against a team called Humaitá, and won. On September 1, 1923, at Amadeu Horn's house, the club was founded, known as Avahy Football Club at the time. The team was named Avahy after the Battle of Avay, in the Paraguayan War. In the following year, it became the first Santa Catarina State Championship champion.

Avaí has played in the Brazilian First Division ("Série A") eight times: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015. In 1998, they won their only national title, the Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"). From 1999 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014, they played in the Série B with their best campaigns being the third place attained in 2004 (when Avaí reached the Final Four, but could not be promoted to the First Division because only the two best placed teams were promoted) and 2008.

In 2008 they finished 3rd in the championship and were promoted to the First Division for the first time in 30 years. In its first year playing in Série A, Avaí finished in 6th place, thus qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana. The team eventually was relegated in 2011, and returned to the Série A in 2014, when the team won the promotion in the last round. Avaí won the most Santa Catarina State Championship titles in the 20th Century (13), and is currently the all-time record state champions (16), just ahead of cross-bridge rivals Figueirense (15).

Rival

Avaí's greatest rival is Figueirense.

Club colors and nickname

The club colors are blue and white, and it is known as "The Lion of the Island" (because 90% of the Florianópolis territory is established on an island).

Achievements

U-20

  • Santa Catarina State Championships: 5
1981, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008
  • Santa Catarina State Second Division: 1
1994

U-17

  • Santa Catarina State Championship: 1
2003
  • Saudades Cup Championship: 1
2007

U-15

  • Santa Catarina State Championship: 1
1999

Competitions record

Série A

Year Position Year Position
197439th201015th
197636th201120th
197743rd201517th
197990th201718th
20096th

Série B

Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
198061st19998th20043rd20127th
198432nd200015th20058th201310th
198624th20014th200613th20144th
198812th20026th200715th20162nd
198983rd200311th20083rd

Série C

Year Position
198713th
199558th
199634th
19976th
19981st

Copa do Brasil

Year Position Year Position
198918th201013th
199838th20114th
199923rd201333rd
200059th201425th
200716th

Copa Sudamericana

Year Position
201014th
  • 9 seasons in Série A
  • 19 seasons in Série B
  • 5 seasons in Série C

Stadium

Avaí's stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (though it's mostly referred to as Ressacada), and it was opened in 1983. It has a maximum capacity of 17,800 people, but its record crowd was 33,000 at the Catarinense Championship final. Before 1983, Avaí's stadium was Estádio Adolfo Konder (which has been subsequently demolished).

First team squad

As of 28 April 2018[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Kozlinski
2 Brazil DF Igor Fernandes
3 Brazil DF Betão
5 Brazil MF Luan
6 Brazil MF Pedro Castro
7 Brazil FW Rafinha
9 Brazil FW Jones Carioca
10 Brazil MF Marquinhos (Captain)
11 Brazil FW Maurinho
13 Brazil GK Léo Lopes
16 Brazil GK Rubinho
17 Brazil MF Menezes
19 Brazil DF Renato
20 Brazil MF Carlos Alberto
21 Brazil MF Luanzinho
22 Brazil DF Iury
23 Brazil GK Aranha
No. Position Player
25 Paraguay FW Guillermo Beltrán
26 Brazil DF Kunde
27 Brazil FW Rodrigão (on loan from Santos)
28 Brazil FW Daniel Amorim
30 Brazil MF André Moritz
33 Brazil DF Marquinhos Silva
37 Brazil FW Caio
44 Brazil DF Marcão
66 Brazil DF Capa
77 Brazil MF Gabriel Lima
80 Brazil DF Airton
90 Brazil DF João Paulo
93 Brazil MF Judson
94 Brazil MF Matheus Barbosa
97 Brazil FW Lourenço
98 Brazil DF Guga
99 Brazil FW Getúlio

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Brazil DF Gustavo (on loan to Inter de Lages)
Brazil MF Lucas de Sá (on loan to Almirante Barroso)
No. Position Player
Brazil FW Rômulo (on loan to Al Dhafra)
Brazil FW Vinícius Baiano (on loan to Tubarão)

Technical staff

Position Name Geninho Head coach Brazil

References

  1. ↑ http://www.avai.com.br/o-clube/estadio/
  2. ↑ Ressacada at Avaí FC's official website
  3. ↑ "Big names, big passions". FIFA. February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Avai FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

Coordinates: 27°40′00″S 48°31′54″W / 27.66667°S 48.53167°W / -27.66667; -48.53167

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